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Patent No.:

US 10555780 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020

Filed:

Oct. 19, 2018

Systems and methods for positioning an elongate member inside a body

Applicant:

Auris Health, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);

Inventors:

Neal A. Tanner, Burnet, TX (US);

Teresa Miller, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Christopher M. Sewell, Los Alamos, NM (US);

Sean Paul Walker, Mountain View, CA (US);

Assignee:

Auris Health, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);

Attorney:

Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Nicole F Lavert

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 34/35 (2016.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 46/10 (2016.01); A61B 6/12 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); G06T 19/00 (2011.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/12 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 6/12 (2013.01); A61B 6/4423 (2013.01); A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 8/4218 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 34/35 (2016.02); A61B 34/37 (2016.02); A61B 34/71 (2016.02); A61B 34/74 (2016.02); A61B 46/10 (2016.02); G06T 19/00 (2013.01); A61B 6/487 (2013.01); A61B 8/0841 (2013.01); A61B 34/25 (2016.02); A61B 90/361 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00991 (2013.01); A61B 2034/102 (2016.02); A61B 2034/301 (2016.02); A61B 2034/303 (2016.02); A61B 2034/715 (2016.02); A61B 2034/742 (2016.02); G06T 2210/41 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for introducing and driving flexible members in a patient's body are described herein. In one embodiment, a robotic method includes positioning a flexible elongated member that has a preformed configuration, wherein at least a part of the flexible elongated member has a first member disposed around it, and wherein the first member includes a first wire for bending the first member or for maintaining the first member in a bent configuration, releasing at least some tension in the first wire to relax the first member, and advancing the first member distally relative to the flexible elongated member while the first member is in a relaxed configuration.

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